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I have Starlink and I'm in Pahrump, NV. We hit 111F today and my dishy is in direct sunlight on the ground so it was easily over 120F. Hell, my direct sunligh
by iamhamm 5y ago
I have Starlink and I'm in Pahrump, NV. We hit 111F today and my dishy is in direct sunlight on the ground so it was easily over 120F. Hell, my direct sunlight thermometer showed over 130F! Didn't go into thermal shutdown, no disruptions in service, and I didn't have to water it either.
- mrandish 5y agoVery valuable comment. If this isn't all, or even most, of the beta units then it may indeed be a loose heat sink or variance in manufacturing tolerance. This can be far more easily (and cheaply) addressed than a population wide issue. It may also be the case that the thermal limit is currently set more conservatively than it needs to be. When every hardware unit is rare, costly and yet vital to gathering beta data, the choice to go extra conservative on thermal limits to prevent damage to scarce hardware deployed in the field seems logical.
- user3939382 5y agoIt's sad Art Bell isn't around to test it out, he loved radio technology I'm sure he would have gotten a kick out of it :(
- coolspot 5y agoIt can also be that it fails not due to absolute excessive temperature value, but rather after some heating-cooling cycles. Hot summer is like 3-4 months over there, so about 100 very-hot-cold cycles per year. Let’s see if it withstands that.